Peppernotter Recipe

• 3 Eggs
• ¾ cup White Sugar
• ¾ cup Brown Sugar
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 2/3 cup Almonds, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
• 1 tsp Ginger, ground
• 1 tsp Black Pepper, ground
• ½ tsp Allspice, ground
• ½ tsp Cloves, ground
• 3 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 cup Confectioners' Sugar, for topping
• 2 tsp Water

• Preheat the oven at 300 degrees F and grease several baking sheets.
• Take a bowl and beat eggs, white sugar and brown sugar in it, until sugar is dissolved.
• Mix lemon juice, almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, allspice, and cloves in the egg- sugar mixture.
• Now, add all-purpose flour to the mixture and make sticky dough.
• Take out the prepared dough on a well-floured work surface and knead to make it smooth.
• Divide the dough into small balls (for the cookies), roll them a bit and place them on the prepared baking sheets, at least 1-inch apart.
• Bake the balls for about 25 minutes and pinch in the toothpick, to check if it is cooked (the toothpick should come out clean). If not, bake for a few more minutes.
• When done, remove from the sheet immediately and place on the cooling rack.
• In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and 2 tsp water and drip ½ tsp on top of each cookie.